Cob: Insulation/stoves

[crtaylor]

>Shane,
>
>Ash is a very good insulator, but only if kept dry.  It was one of the
>ingredients we used when making a portable rocket stove.  Kind of a Y2K
>camping stove made out of a 5 gallon pail with a 3 inch metal vent pipe (w/90
>degree elbow coming out).  Fill the pail with ashes and the vent pipe with
>small sticks and you have a snappy little camp stove that gets hot very fast
>and burns a surprising long time on a little scrap fuel.

>Dave
Hi Dave..speaking of stoves... and ashes... did you see my "How to Build a
Rocket Stove" booklet at the MREA fair over at the Earth Quarterly  booth?
I can't rememebr if you sent me a message back?  thanks

Charmaine R. Taylor
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